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Duo's 'Everest' challenge underway - on British hills
Two charity challengers are midway through their ‘staycation’ version of climbing Everest. Darren Edwards and Bryn Posey are aiming to climb mo...
Police seek driver who churned up rare rodent site
Police are appealing for information after an off-road vehicle damaged a rare habitat near one of the Peak District’s most popular climbing crags.
New bridge closes lake-walk gap
Lake District walkers can again complete a round-Derwent walk following the £78,000 replacement of a well known bridge.
Safety advice follows student's climbing fall
The body responsible for overseeing safety for youth outdoor activities has issued a safety alert over the use of a piece of climbing equipment.
Lake District knicker shopping is pants
Shopping for knickers in the Lake District is pants, according to a study being commissioned by the national park authority.
EU ban will end walkers' use of iodine
Iodine, for many years used by walkers and mountaineers to disinfect water, will be banned in the European Union from autumn.
Highland walkers urged to check for deerstalking
Walkers in the Highlands are being warned to check whether deerstalking is taking place before setting off for the hills.
Body find sparks Peak District stir
The discovery of a body close to a controversial quarry has caused a stir in the Peak District. But police won’t be looking into the find – the...
Walker catches falling woman on Lakeland mountain
A woman had a lucky escape when she was caught by a passing walker after falling from a Lakeland ridge.
Artist adds colour to Wainwright views
A Teesdale artist has brought colour to some of the Lake District’s most renowned pen-and-ink sketches with a reworking of the drawings of Alfred Wainwright.
Wainwright voice guides walkers to fell tops
Aficionados of the late Alfred Wainwright, cantankerous chronicler of the Lake District’s mountains, can now walk up Catbells with the voice of the author ringing in their ears.
Man airlifted to hospital after Skye fall
A walker was airlifted to hospital after a fall on the Skye Cuillin today. The 19-year-old, described by police as a foreign national, is in a seri...
UFO followers will trek to British peaks
Followers of a society which believes its founder was visited by alien beings will next week make the journey to the top of three of his ‘holy mountains’ in Britain.
Paths are vital for tourism, says Ramblers' campaigner
Well maintained public paths are vital for tourism, a former Ramblers’ chairman said. Kate Ashbrook, speaking at a meeting to celebrate the 20th ...
Government holds off action on 'lost' paths
The Government has given a stay of execution on the threat to thousands of unrecorded rights of way. Walkers, cyclists and horse riders may lose th...
Holiday firm's cash for Highland paths
A holiday company has handed over cash to help maintain footpaths in the Highlands. HF Holidays runs breaks tailored to walkers and its customers r...
Rescued again: students from 'regular customer' college
A group of 23 walkers which had to be led from a Lake District fell at the weekend comes from a college that is a ‘regular customer’ of mountain rescue services.
Calendar Girl will meet Three Peaks walkers
A Calendar Girl who persuaded her Women’s Institute friends to pose naked in front of the camera will be the first member of the newly formed Friends of the Three Peaks.